Klay Thompson is rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn ACL he suffered in June.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Oct. 5: Injured Klay Thompson sits on the Golden State Warriors bench between Glenn Robinson (22) and Marquese Chriss (32) during the second quarter of the team's Chase Center debut, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, against the Los Angeles Lakers in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) is assisted off the court after sustaining an injury during the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 to win the NBA championship. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

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View of the left knee of Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) photographed during Media Day at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) grimaces in pain after tearing his ACL in his left knee in the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) holds his leg after sustaining an injury during the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 to win the NBA championship. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

OAKLAND, CA - June 13: Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) shoots a three-point shot against Toronto Raptors' Fred VanVleet (23) in the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr consoles an an injured Klay Thompson as he walks off the court during the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) is attended to after getting injured during the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

TORONTO, ON - MAY 30: Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) reacts to a foul called against Golden State Warriors' Andre Iguodala (9) against the Toronto Raptors in the third quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) waits to throw a free-throw after sustaining an injury during the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 to win the NBA championship. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SAN FRANCISCO — On the heels of an earlier comment, Warriors coach Steve Kerr clarified that he wasn’t breaking news when he said guard Klay Thompson is unlikely to play this season. He was just doing math.

“I wasn’t announcing anything. He’s doing great with his rehab. It’s still possible he could play,” Kerr said after practice on Tuesday.

Kerr said his comment was “very matter of fact” since ACL rehab historically takes almost a full calendar year.

“But I forgot, with modern media, ‘unlikely’ is going to be on the ticker ‘out for the year’ and all that stuff. Probably my mistake for opening my mouth. Not the first time I’ve gotten myself in trouble for doing that,” Kerr said. “But it’s an ACL, so if you just do your research with the history of ACLs, he had surgery July 2nd. Get a calculator, do the math.”

During training camp, the Warriors put Thompson’s hopeful return date for after the All-Star break in February. Kerr reiterated that it is possible Thompson could play this season.

If Thompson is able to return 10 months after his surgery, it would place his 2019-20 season debut in April. The Warriors’ last game of the regular season is April 15. Anything longer would postpone Thompson’s potential return until the postseason, if at all.

Thompson has begun doing some on-court work with the Warriors. On Tuesday, he was seen going through post-practice shooting drills. Last week, he made the trip to Los Angeles with the team and was a part of practices. While the Warriors have had internal discussions regarding Thompson’s status, it’s important to note that it’s been just four months since the surgery.

“It’s really not news. It’s more reality,” Kerr said. “But we’ll leave the door open and see what happens at the end of the year.”